April 12, 1979 Minnesota Twins at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@BAL 0 CAL 7
MIN 1 TOR 9
@CHW 7 BOS 12
@MIL 10 SEA 4
OAK 3 TEX 5
CLE 3 ATL 10
@LAD 2 NYM 3
PHI 2 PIT 3
STL 1 SFG 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 22,211

Thursday, April 12, 1979
Time of Game: 2:30

Twins

4-2

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1
Angels          0  2  0   1  3  0   0  1  X    7 10  0

W: C Knapp (1-0), L: R Erickson (0-1)

Angels

4-3

Won 2

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cubbage 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .470    0    1   2   
R Smalley SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .381  .948    0    1   3   
K Landreaux LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .190  .608    0    3   0   GDP
R Jackson 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .192  .596    0    6   0   2B
G Adams DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .573    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .678    0    7   0   GDP
R Sofield RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .566    0    2   0   
W Norwood CF                  2   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .727    0    3   1   
R Wilfong 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .528    0    1   4   SH

R Erickson P                                                             0   1
  J Holly P                                                              0   0
  P Redfern P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   1   4   1    5   2                    24  11

BATTING

2B: R Jackson (1, off C Knapp).

SH: R Wilfong (1, off C Knapp).

TB: R Jackson 2; M Cubbage; R Smalley; W Norwood.

GIDP: K Landreaux (2); B Wynegar (1).

RBI: M Cubbage (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Landreaux (2).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .300  .915    0    4   0   2B,SB
C Lansford 3B                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .345  .746    0    0   2   
R Carew 1B                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .400 1.051    0    9   1   3B
D Baylor RF                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .313  .833    0    4   0   2·2B
J Rudi LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .207  .568    0    1   0   
W Aikens DH                   3   2   2   3    0   0  .500 1.569    0    0   0   HR,2B,SF
B Downing C                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .375  .922    0    2   1   
B Grich 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .154  .637    0    1   1   2B
R Mulliniks SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .208  .477    0    6   4   

C Knapp P                                                                0   1
Totals                       32   7  10   7    7   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Grich (1, off R Erickson); D Baylor 2 (3, off P Redfern, off R Erickson); R Miller (4, off R Erickson); W Aikens (2, off R Erickson).

3B: R Carew (1, off P Redfern).

HR: W Aikens (1, off R Erickson; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: W Aikens (1, off P Redfern).

TB: W Aikens 6; D Baylor 4; R Carew 3; B Grich 2; C Lansford 2; R Miller 2; J Rudi.

RBI: W Aikens 3 (5); D Baylor 2 (12); C Lansford (3); B Grich (6).

2-out RBI: C Lansford; B Grich.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Grich-R Mulliniks-R Carew; C Knapp-R Mulliniks-R Carew.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Miller (1, 2nd base off P Redfern/B Wynegar).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Erickson, L (0-1)            3.2   6   3   3    1   0   1   2.84   17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6     36    -     0.91  -0.18
J Holly                        0.1   1   3   3    2   1   0  21.60    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    0.93  -0.05
P Redfern                      4     3   1   1    4   4   0   2.25   19     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 2· 3          3-3    0.15  -0.04
Totals                         8    10   7   7    7   5   1          40     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2·10          5-3

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Knapp, W (1-0)               9     4   1   1    5   2   0   3.14   34     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 4     72    -     0.72   0.23
Totals                         9     4   1   1    5   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 4           -

J Holly faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Erickson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Boyd Mauer, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Charlie Lupo, 3B - Bob Campbell.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 22,211.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               California Angels                    
1. M Cubbage            3B    1. R Miller             CF 
2. R Smalley            SS    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. K Landreaux          LF    3. R Carew              1B 
4. R Jackson            1B    4. D Baylor             RF 
5. G Adams              DH    5. J Rudi               LF 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. W Aikens             DH 
7. R Sofield            RF    7. B Downing            C  
8. W Norwood            CF    8. B Grich              2B 
9. R Wilfong            2B    9. R Mulliniks          SS 

   R Erickson           P        C Knapp              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-      16%  73% W Aikens        R Erickson      Home Run; Rudi Scores
   b 4   2  1-2  12-      11%  79% B Grich         R Erickson      Double to LF; Aikens Scores; Downing to 3B
   t 3   1  2-0  -2-     -10%  59% M Cubbage       C Knapp         Single to CF; Norwood Scores; Cubbage to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   0  1-3  1--       6%  90% C Lansford      J Holly         Single to LF; Miller to 3B/Adv on E7; Lansford to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% D Baylor        R Erickson      Double to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Knapp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  R Smalley       Single to RF
   OO     1--      55%  K Landreaux     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Erickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Knapp facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  R Jackson       Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  G Adams         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      51%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Jackson to 3B
   O      --3      55%  R Sofield       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Erickson facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  D Baylor        Double to CF
   O      -2-      57%  J Rudi          Fielder's Choice P; Baylor out at 3B/P-SS-3B-2B-C; Rudi to 2B
   RR     -2-      73%  W Aikens        Home Run; Rudi Scores
   O      ---      72%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Knapp facing 8-9-1
          ---      67%  W Norwood       Single to SS
   O      1--      70%  R Wilfong       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Norwood to 2B
   R      -2-      59%  M Cubbage       Single to CF; Norwood Scores; Cubbage to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      63%  R Smalley       Flyball: RF; Cubbage to 3B
   O      --3      67%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roger Erickson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      69%  R Miller        Double to RF
   O      -2-      66%  C Lansford      Flyball: 2B
          -2-      66%  R Carew         Wild Pitch; Miller to 3B
   O      --3      62%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Knapp facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  G Adams         Flyball: SS
          ---      66%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--      69%  R Sofield       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roger Erickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      69%  J Rudi          Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  W Aikens        Double to CF; Rudi out at Hm/CF-SS-C
          -2-      68%  B Downing       Walk
   R      12-      79%  B Grich         Double to LF; Aikens Scores; Downing to 3B
                  Jeff Holly replaces Roger Erickson pitching
   O      -23      75%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Knapp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  W Norwood       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  R Wilfong       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  M Cubbage       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Holly facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  R Miller        Walk
          1--      90%  C Lansford      Single to LF; Miller to 3B/Adv on E7; Lansford to 2B
          -23      91%  R Carew         Walk
                  Pete Redfern replaces Jeff Holly pitching
   RR     123      97%  D Baylor        Double to RF; Miller Scores; Lansford Scores; Carew to 3B
   O      -23      95%  J Rudi          Strikeout
   RO     -23      96%  W Aikens        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
   O      -2-      95%  B Downing       Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Chris Knapp facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  R Jackson       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pete Redfern facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  B Grich         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  R Miller        Walk
          1--      97%  C Lansford      Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Chris Knapp facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  G Adams         Walk
   OO     1--      98%  B Wynegar       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Sofield       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pete Redfern facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  R Carew         Triple to CF
   O      --3      99%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      --3      99%  J Rudi          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      98%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Chris Knapp facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  W Norwood       Walk
   O      1--      98%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  R Smalley       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pete Redfern facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Grich         Lineout: 3B
          1--     100%  R Mulliniks     Walk; Downing to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   R      12-     100%  C Lansford      Single to CF; Downing Scores; Mulliniks to 2B
          12-     100%  R Carew         Walk; Mulliniks to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   O      123     100%  D Baylor        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Chris Knapp facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  K Landreaux     Walk
          1--      99%  R Jackson       Walk; Landreaux to 2B
   O      12-      99%  G Adams         Flyball: RF; Landreaux to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
   O      1-3     100%  R Sofield       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation